Articles on vaccines and disease prevention Break Dengue

How will the new dengue vaccine be introduced to have the most impact? Getting the most out of the new dengue vaccine investing in logistics, surveillance, and diagnostics The world’s first dengue vaccine, introduced by Sanofi Pasteur, has been given the green light in Mexico, the Philippines,…

Asia has been endemic for dengue for some time. And by following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, Asian countries have made some significant advances in the fight against the disease. Indonesia, for example, has reduced its case fatality rate from 41% in 1968 (when…

Dengue vaccine development is well underway and Sanofi Pasteur is not the only pharmaceutical company making progress in the development of a dengue vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Takeda are each at different stages of development of vaccines of their own, as are other nonprofit organizations.…

Are we one step closer to a dengue vaccine? In September 2014, pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Pasteur announced the results of the second wave of its Phase III clinical trials. The news builds on the positive results of the first half of its Phase III clinical…